In 2006, some of the recordings of the Apollo era were declared missing.

It served to develop the space agency's in-house expertise in electronics during the Apollo era.

Apollo era hard plastic spoon bowls were reduced and replaced with a clear flxible plastic laminate.

And once again, it concentrated control of the space program in Washington, as it had during the Apollo era.

"During the Apollo era we set aside almost 6 percent of the nation's budget for space exploration," he said.

The incredible achievements of the Apollo era relied on an elite cadre of engineers.

"It is a launch rate comparable to that of the halcyon days of the Apollo era," he said.

During the Apollo era, astronauts used urine and fecal containment systems worn under spandex trunks.

The space capsules of the Apollo era were little more than big cans and were inhabited only by men.

The filming equipment is housed in a pale green observatory nestled among several low apartment buildings that functioned as motels during the Apollo era.